Seward’s Hunter Kratz started his senior season with a victory in the Colony Invitational on Saturday at Colony High School.
Kratz won the five-kilometer boys race by out-kicking Kodiak’s Keith Osowski to the line. Kratz ran 16 minutes, 49 seconds, while Osowski finished at 16:50. Soldotna was led by Josh Shuler taking fifth at 17:41.
Soldotna finished third in the boys team standings with 71 points. Wasilla won with 41 points, while Kodiak was next at 55.
The top Kenai Peninsula finisher on the girls side was Soldotna’s Kellie Arthur in 12th place at 21:41. Grace’s Grace Gannon was the girls winner at 20:09.
The Colony girls won the girls meet with 38 points, while Soldotna was fifth with 110.
Colony Invitational
Saturday, Colony High School
GIRLS
Team scores: 1. Colony 38, 2. Grace Christian 45, 3. Palmer 69, 4. Kodiak 80, 5. Soldotna 110.
Individual five-kilometer results
1. G. Gannon, Gra 20:09; 2. M. Jackson, Gra 20:28; 3. A. VanPelt, Hou 20:33; 4. J. Bowker, Col 20:46; 5. C. Geraghty, Col 20:50; 6. E. Bowker, Col 20:51; 7. R. Woodings, Pal 21:06; 8. A. Himelbloom, Kod 21:18; 9. H. Macutuno, Kod 21:18; 10. C. Demientieff, Gra 21:21; 11. C. Powers, Col 21:33; 12. K. Arthur, Sol 21:41; 13. L. Ortiz, Pal 21:42; 14. G. Annett, Gra 22:01; 15. R. Berrigan, Pal 22:07; 16. S. Nowers, Pal 22:12; 17. A. Mayer, Col 22:14; 18. T. O’Hara, ACS 22:15; 19. M. Christiansen, Kod 22:28; 20. L. Ellis, Gra 22:34; 21. M. Erickson, Sol 23:49; 22. C. Glover, Kod 23:00; 23. C. Blackwell, Sol 23:06; 24. R. Toro, Pal 23:21; 25. M. Morgan, Gra 23:23; 26. A. McLaughlin, Gra 23:29; 27. H. Hanson, Pal 23:31; 28. B. Steiner, Was 23:41; 29. C. Vasquez, Was 23:47; 30. I. Block, Col 24:24; 31. A. Miles, Col 24:34; 32. K. Lopez, Was 25:08; 33. K. Parnell, Kod 25:16; 34. F. Boze, Sol 25:50; 35. S. Thomas, Sol 25:50; 36. E. Lisenby, Sol 29:04.
BOYS
Team scores: 1. Wasilla 41, 2. Kodiak 55, 3. Soldotna 71, 4. Palmer 85, 5. Colony 91.
Individual five-kilometer results
1. H. Kratz, Sew 16:49; 2. K. Osowski, Kod 16:50; 3. B. Bennett, ACS 17:38; 4. H. Hayes, Was 17:38; 5. J. Shuler, Sol 17:41; 6. J. Hannah, Kod 17:51 7. G. Block, Col 17:51; 8. L. Mumma, Pal 17:56; 9. K. Greathouse, Was 18:11; 10. I. Bell, Was 18:14; 11. J. Pothast, Sol 18:31; 12. J. Knutson, Hou 18:36; 13. G. Martin, Gra 18:38; 14. D. Waitman, Was 18:44 15. A. Maghupoy, Kod 18:49; 16. C. Owens, Pal 18:52; 17. J. Taylor, Col 18:53 18. H. Steiner, Was 18:55 19. J. Kupferschmid, Sol 18:59; 20. G. Nummer, Kod 19:00; 21. E. VanPelt, Was 19:06; 22. M. Larson, Was 19:12; 23. A. Maclean, Pal 19:13; 24. L. Chilton, Sol 19:14; 25. B. Sobek, ACS 19:17; 26. J. Burton, Pal 19:18; 27. S. Deering, Col 19:26; 28. S. Burnett, Kod 19:27; 29. B. Walters, Sol 19:27; 30. M. Bersin, Kod 19:28; 31. L Arthur, Col 19:35; 32. L. Gionet, Gra 19:37; 33. J. DSavis, Pal 19:38; 34. L. Robertson, Pal 19:41; 35. C. Yurbe, Kod 19:47; 36. R. Haan, Col 19:49; 37. C. Rosenberg, Pal 20:06; 38. A. Edwards, Col 20:27; 39. J. Whit, Gra 20:42; 40. A. Gannon, Gra 20:55; 41. R. Kirn, Red 21:43.
